Nexans awarded a full turnkey contract to reinforce the national grid of the Philippines
Nexans has been awarded a full turnkey contract to reinforce the national grid of the Philippines. Nexans’ scope includes manufacturing, delivery and installation of 350 kV high voltage direct current (HVDC) mass-impregnated (MI) submarine cable in water depth up to 650 m for the submarine link of the Mindanao-Visayas Interconnection Project.
In the last 15 years, power consumption in Philippines increased by almost 80% to achieve over 94,370 GWh in 2017 [1]. To meet the country’s growing energy needs, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is looking to unify and reinforce the national grid with the launch of the Mindanao Visayas Interconnection Project. For the submarine link of the project, Nexans has been awarded a full turnkey contract for the manufacturing, delivery and installation of 350 kV HVDC submarine cable. The contract value amounts to over 100 million euros.
NGCP launched the Mindanao-Visayas Interconnection Project (MVIP) to connect the three power grids of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao into one unified national grid. With the completion of the MVIP, expected by 2020, NGCP aims to ensure a more stable and secure supply of power in the country and maximise the use of available local energy resources.
To optimise the delivery of the submarine cabling system for the MVIP, Nexans will leverage on its global manufacturing footprint. The 350 kV submarine MI cable will be manufactured in Nexans’ Nippon High Voltage Cable Corporation plant in Futtsu, Japan as well as in Nexans Norway plant in Halden. The installation and protection works at water depths up to 650 m will be performed by Nexans’ own specialised cable laying vessel C/S Nexans Skagerrak.